Drone can cripple nation's electronics

Computer-blitzing weapon targets with microwaves after being deployed by stealth bomber

Published: 12/02/2012 at 12:55 AM

(London Daily Mail) Down the years and across the universe, the heroes of science-fiction classics from Dan Dare to Star Wars and The Matrix have fought intergalactic battles with weapons that wipe out enemy electronics at the touch of a button.

Now scientists have turned fantasy into reality by developing a missile that targets buildings with microwaves that disable computers but don’t harm people.